In this can't miss episode, Dr. Susan Wilder, Founder and CEO of LifeScape in Scottsdale, Arizona, shares her very personal stories of surgical preparedness gone awry. Despite her extensive medical training, Susan uncovered a difficult truth in the least desirable way regarding her own lack of surgical preparedness as a patient. She shares even more stories about family members encountering issues that could have been prevented with more attention in the pre-operative stage. Empowered with the knowledge, and firsthand patient experience, Dr. Wilder created a complete online program, called Optimize Surgery, and a companion book, Secrets to Surgery Success: Take Charge and Heal Faster, that empower physicians and patients alike to get ahead in improving surgical outcomes.